''Bokeloh bat lyssavirus'' (BBLV) is negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus of the genus ''
Lyssavirus
''Lyssavirus'' (from the Greek ''lyssa'' "rage, fury, rabies" and the Latin '' vīrus'') is a genus of RNA viruses in the family ''Rhabdoviridae'', order ''Mononegavirales''. Mammals, including humans, can serve as natural hosts. The genus ' ...
'' first isolated from a
Natterer's bat
Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It fe ...
(''Myotis nattereri'') found in
Bokeloh, Lower Saxony,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
in 2010.
References
Lyssaviruses
Zoonoses
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